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October 3rd Week Current Affairs for Competitive Exams

October 3rd Week (18th to 24th) 2020 Current Affairs Quiz for Every Competitive Exams

October-2020 3rd Week GkSection team published here very important Oct 3rd week (18th to 24th October) Current Affairs quiz. These quiz willi helpful for you crack Banking, IBPS, SSC, UPSC, Railway and More Competitive Exams.

October 3rd Week Current Affairs Questions for Every Competitive Exam

Question 1. India has been ranked in the list of which position 107 countries in the recently released Global Hunger Index Report -2020?

  • 56th place
  • 62nd place
  • 86th place
  • 94th place
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    Answer: 94th place - India ranked 94th in the list of 107 countries in the recently released Global Hunger Index Report -2020. According to the report released, India is in a 'serious' state of hunger with a score of 27.2. Whereas in this report, India is lagging behind all the neighboring countries Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia. India is behind Rwanda (97), Nigeria (98), Afghanistan (99), Libya (102), Mozambique (103), Chad (107).

    Question 2. ICMR has approved “Covidrap Test Kit” prepared by which IIT Institute?

  • IIT Kharagpur
  • IIT Delhi
  • IIT Madras
  • IIT Gujarat
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    Answer: IIT Kharagpur - ICMR has approved a "Coviderap Test Kit" costing Rs 500 prepared by IIT Kharagpur Institute. Results will be available from this kit in one hour. IIT Kharagpur Director Professor V.K. Tiwari said that this kit is also ready to replace a large scale PCR based test.

    Question 3. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has recently inaugurated highway projects worth Rs 15,592 crore in which state?

  • Kerala
  • Gujarat
  • Maharashtra
  • Andhra Pradesh
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    Answer: Andhra Pradesh - Union Minister Nitin Gadkari recently laid the foundation stone while inaugurating highway projects worth Rs 15,592 crore in the state of Andhra Pradesh. . This highway projects include 16 projects which are more than 1,411 km long.

    Question 4. IBA has recently appointed Rajkiran Rai, managing director and CEO of which bank?

  • NABARD
  • Union Bank of India
  • Bank of Baroda
  • Yes Bank
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    Answer: Union Bank of India - Union Bank of India Bank Managing Director and CEO Rajkiran Rai recently received the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) Has appointed the chairman. This Indian Banks Association (IBA) was established with the objective of developing, coordinating and strengthening Indian banking. Also, State Bank of India chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara has been elected as the Vice President of the association.

    Question 5. DCGI has approved the Third and third phase clinical trials of Sputnik V of which country?

  • American Vaccine
  • Japanese Vaccine
  • Russian Vaccine
  • African Vaccine
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    Answer: Russian Vaccine - Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) in India conducted the Third and third phase clinical trials of Russian Vaccine Sputnik V Has been approved. While the Sputnik vaccine is based on the adenoviral vector platform. This vaccine has been prepared by the Russian Direct Investment Fund and Gamalaya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemology.

    Question 6. On the initiative of UNICEF, which state got the first position in the list of 29 states of the country under the Anemia Mukt Bharat program?

  • Maharashtra
  • Haryana
  • Delhi
  • Kolkata
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    Answer: Haryana - On the initiative of UNICEF, the State of Haryana has been ranked first in the list of 29 states of the country under the Anemia Mukt Bharat program. In the score card of the recently released list, Haryana is at the first place with 46.7 points. Delivered during the 8th meeting of the State Health Society of the National Health Mission in Chandigarh.

    Question 7. Who has recently appointed Vishal V Sharma as the permanent representative of India?

  • Moody’s
  • UNESCO
  • World Bank
  • WHO
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    Answer: UNESCO - Vishal V Sharma was recently held the post of Ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Appointed as permanent representative of India. He will replace Javed Ashraf.

    Question 8. Chinese company Alibaba has announced how many percent stake in Hong Kong’s hypermarket chain Sun Art Group Limited?

  • 21 per cent
  • 34 per cent
  • 51 per cent
  • 62 per cent
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    Answer: 51% - China company Alibaba has announced to buy 51% stake in Hong Kong's hypermarket chain Sun Art Group Limited For this, the company has announced to invest 2.6 billion dollars in Sun Art, about 26 thousand crores. Hong Kong's hypermarket chain Sun Art Group Ltd. operates 481 hypermarkets and 3 mid-size supermarkets in China.

    Question 9. Which of the following space agency’s spacecraft has recently succeeded in collecting dust and pebbles by touching the surface of Benue Asteroids?

  • Isa
  • NASA
  • ISRO
  • none of these
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    Answer: NASA - US space agency NASA's spacecraft recently succeeded in collecting dust and pebbles by touching the surface of Benue Asteroids. . This asteroid is currently more than 200 million miles from Earth. This vehicle will transport these collected particles to Earth by the year 2023.

    Question 10. Which day is celebrated all over the world on 20 October?

  • World TB Day
  • World AIDS Day
  • World Science Day
  • World Osteoporosis Day
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    Answer: World Osteoporosis Day - World Osteoporosis Day is celebrated on 20 October worldwide. This day is celebrated every year to create global awareness for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. The purpose of celebrating this day is to make people in the world aware of their muscle health and to secure their bones.

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